The idea of death is not something we like to live with. To think we will someday have to say goodbye to people we love is frightening. But more upsetting than the thought of death is the fear of dying: Will I suffer? If so, will there be people there to comfort me? How can I prepare for an experience that I know nothing about, and that nobody knows anything about? People often find comfort, solace, and peace through medical assistance, family support, and/or religious guidance. Hospice, a word originally used to describe a home where the destitute and sick could receive "hospitality," has become the most efficient and beneficial way to coordinate and augment a dying patient's various modes of support.
Though originally meant to describe a service providing hospitality, modern hospice care offers clients much more than hospitality. Most hospice clients receive the attention and care of an entire team of medical professionals, nurses, counselors, and religious advisors. This team can alleviate the physical, emotional, and mental stresses of the client and the client's family. Doctors and nurses treat the illness's symptoms, providing relief from unnecessary pain or discomfort; counselors and social workers work with families to diminish financial burdens; and religious advisors and counselors prepare both the family and the client for death and the grieving process.
Not only are these services catered to your needs, hospice provides them to you when and where you decide. In any major city - L.A, New York, Denver, Seattle, or Dallas - or any small community, hospice care is provided. Whether a client wants to spend the end of his or her life at home, in a medical facility, or a nursing home, hospice care will accommodate this desire. The client shapes his or her environment - the people surrounding him or her and the place and time of care - allowing him or her to create an end-of-life process with dignity and consideration.
Hospice care replaces the fear of dying in a cold, sterile hospital with nobody to look after you with the comfort and dignity of being able to choose an end-of-life process that meets your needs. If the client wants to discuss medical problems with a doctor, religious questions with a chaplain, or spend all his or her time with a loved one, he or she has every resource to do so. The client will suffer as little pain as possible, will have the comfort of family, friends, and professional counselors, and will be prepared for the last stage of their life.
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